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Database Entry



QuirkyLoader


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ef4bda77b3391e7d6a36a1d927fc81b1499c36f3d65322ed5f274a3742e07ebe
SHA3-384 hash: 9fdfe49d88fa45472404f2ce4706c713adfc780008782d868fd10e7a3b85cd9bc5874e33b1826fc2980f3df7a4fe4bb7
SHA1 hash: 295e39eae4899b72ddba38bfe52dbc6640c6433e
MD5 hash: 50c66833facf937641edf9c471854ad8
humanhash: timing-south-harry-island
File name:libpsl-5.dll
Download: download sample
Signature QuirkyLoader
File size:4'048'896 bytes
First seen:2026-03-18 14:02:25 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-18 14:58:55 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 2ecf0f36b78ff6ae7f4aa3f199a901cf (1 x QuirkyLoader)
ssdeep 98304:hfGlkMNOHOQ7bKgNAxIr9RDLwZt5cG/2I2Ua7bDf2s27fEvgylxBc/ssTUrp:hfGl1NgnbK2rTDcZC//27SXxussTU
TLSH T19C16BE55E3C829E9D417CA388744E333C2B2B9634B76D08B5A9AD7061F779624F3FA40
TrID 70.9% (.EXE) InstallShield setup (43053/19/16)
10.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
8.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
3.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
3.3% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:booking ClickFix exe FakeCaptcha QuirkyLoader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
121
Origin country :
IT IT
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_ef4bda77b3391e7d6a36a1d927fc81b1499c36f3d65322ed5f274a3742e07ebe.dll
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-03-18 14:03:19 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
81.4%
Tags:
emotet
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade microsoft_visual_cc packed
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
dll x64
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.Win64.Convagent.gen HEUR:Trojan.Win64.Generic
Gathering data
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ef4bda77b3391e7d6a36a1d927fc81b1499c36f3d65322ed5f274a3742e07ebe
MD5 hash:
50c66833facf937641edf9c471854ad8
SHA1 hash:
295e39eae4899b72ddba38bfe52dbc6640c6433e
Detections:
win_quirkyloader_auto
Malware family:
QuirkyLoader
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__MemoryWorkingSet
Author:Fernando Mercês
Description:Anti-debug process memory working set size check
Reference:http://www.gironsec.com/blog/2015/06/anti-debugger-trick-quicky/
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:win_quirkyloader_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.quirkyloader.

File information


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